The moon sets 4:13 p.m. today, rises 2:56 a.m. Monday. It is four days after the last quarter.

100 years ago today

1914: Taking it seriously: "A terrific rainstorm, accompanied by vivid lightning and cannon-like thunder, visited Camp Col. James Cameron of the Pennsylvania Sons of Veterans Reserves at Sunbury yesterday. Before the rain a sham battle was fought, in which the combatants grew earnest and almost got into a real war. In the sham battle the reserves were divided into two divisions, the Red Army and the Blue Army. So interested did the troopers become that they began to battle in earnest, and Capt. Harry A. Thomas, Company A, Second Regiment, Easton, suffered a dislocated knee. This almost caused real war."

50 years ago today

1964: Shades of 'The Blues Brothers': "Milford, Conn. (AP): "Just like those chase scenes in the movies, a car sailed from one side of an opening drawbridge to the other last night, police reported. Raymond Spinosi, 28, of Scranton, Pa., was approaching the bridge over the Housatonic River when the span began to open. Spinosi's car went over the top and landed upright six feet away on the other section of the bridge. He was uninjured but his car was damaged. Police said a lever which unlocks the bridge mechanism apparently tripped accidentally."

25 years ago today

1989: Hold the onions: "At the Hackettstown Burger King Thursday afternoon, an order of rings had new meaning for shift manager Ella Crane. During the busy afternoon shift, Hackettstown Mayor Patricia Harper served up a marriage ceremony for Crane and her fiance, Chris Nelson. The restaurant was decorated with a trellis of flowers and some Burger King officials were present for the short ceremony. The bride wore a pink formal dress and the groom donned a white tuxedo. Wendy Crowley, also a Burger King shift manager, said the couple met in the restaurant and thought it would be an appropriate setting to exchange their vows."

Quote of the day

"Study men, not historians." — President Harry S. Truman (1884-1972).

Almanac is compiled by Pete Brekus, Express-Times news assistant. He can be reached at 610-258-7171, or at pbrekus@express-times.com.